Well, lots of people convert regular Lefty's to 29'er capable forks by shim'ing out 30 mm of travel. So, they take a 140 mm travel Lefty and turn it into a 110 mm 29er Lefty. Now, the 140 has gotten much heavier from 1284 grams to 1356 grams. I'm wondering if there is a way to remove the XLR stuff and make the fork a PBR, shaving at least some of the extra, and for me at least, un-needed extra weight.

I'm just curious if I have to buy a 2010 model or if I can just remove the cable, fluid, etc. to cut the weight out.

What about maintenance/service on the 2011 Lefty models? Will I be able to do a needle bearing reset and unmount the cartridge on a XLR-Lefty using my existing tools for a 2007 Lefty Speed Carbon SL (castle tool and BB-wrench)?